Eight-thousanders compared

Manaslu vs Annapurna I

Manaslu (8,163 m, world #8) and Annapurna I (8,091 m, world #10) compared side by side — height, first ascent and danger. Manaslu is 72 m taller.

	Manaslu	Annapurna I
Height	8,163 m	8,091 m
World rank	#8	#10
Range	Mansiri Himal	Annapurna Himal
Location	Gorkha, Gandaki	Kaski / Myagdi, Gandaki
Border	Entirely in Nepal	Entirely in Nepal
First ascent	9 May 1956	3 June 1950
First climbers	Toshio Imanishi (Japan) & Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa (Nepal)	Maurice Herzog & Louis Lachenal (France)
Standard route	Northeast Face	North Face (1950 French route); the immense South Face is one of alpinism's great test-pieces
Danger	Fatality-rate compilations put Manaslu near 7% of summits historically; a 2012 avalanche killed 11 climbers in one night, and crowded post-2020 seasons have brought new risks.	Long the deadliest 8,000er: historical fatality rates exceeded 30%; with the surge in guided ascents the summits-to-deaths ratio fell to ≈13–14% by early 2025 (559 summits / 75 deaths) — still the highest of the fourteen.

Manaslu

The 'Mountain of the Spirit' (from Sanskrit manasa) towers over the Budhi Gandaki valley in Gorkha district. Since China…

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Annapurna I

The first eight-thousander ever climbed — and statistically the most dangerous. Annapurna I crowns a 55 km massif holdin…

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Questions

Manaslu vs Annapurna I, answered

Is Manaslu taller than Annapurna I?+

Manaslu stands 8,163 m and Annapurna I 8,091 m, so Manaslu is 72 m taller. Manaslu is the world's 8th-highest mountain and Annapurna I the 10th.

Which was climbed first, Manaslu or Annapurna I?+

Manaslu was first summited on 9 May 1956; Annapurna I on 3 June 1950.

Which is more dangerous, Manaslu or Annapurna I?+

Manaslu: Fatality-rate compilations put Manaslu near 7% of summits historically; a 2012 avalanche killed 11 climbers in one night, and crowded post-2020 seasons have brought new risks. Annapurna I: Long the deadliest 8,000er: historical fatality rates exceeded 30%; with the surge in guided ascents the summits-to-deaths ratio fell to ≈13–14% by early 2025 (559 summits / 75 deaths) — still the highest of the fourteen.

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Sources & data note

Heights follow the 2020 Nepal–China Everest survey and UIAA figures. Ascent and fatality statistics derive from the Himalayan Database (via Alan Arnette, 2026) and reported press figures; see each peak's profile for full sourcing.